Paul Brownjohn @Paulos_the_fog@social.cleverlibre.org
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
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I love the principle they have in France of revolting and decapitating greedy exploitative bastards.
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GOP: We are pro-life!
So—free pre-natal care?
GOP: No
Extend child tax credit?
GOP: No
Paid family leave?
GOP: No
Universal pre-K?
GOP: No
Universal healthcare?
GOP: No
Gun reform?
GOP: No
How exactly are you pro-life?🤔
GOP: Ban reproductive health access & increase women’s death.
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Russia is going to need a new president soon, and there is a guy in the US who has former experience as a
president, wants to be a president again, and is already on the Russian payroll so minimal HR paperwork.
#Russia
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When it comes to rich countries taking the environment seriously, I say: vive la France - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/24/environment-france-emmanuel-macron-crisis-uk
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OK, one more thing because this is fucking hilarious. Someone vandalised Trump's star on the Walk of Fame 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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I have to repeat myself. Why isn't this on the headline of all newspapers?
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Remember: even if you take away 95% of a billion dollars, you still have $50 million. Isn't that enough for anyone?
Billionaires shouldn't exist.
This a truly mind-boggling history of Blojob's lies and other misbehavior - unbelievable!!!
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If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you take a man on a luxury fishing vacation, you can own the US Supreme Court.
Who the fuck gets any sort of pleasure or thrill out of watching animals being tortured - I just don't understand!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/Iot1dIWVS5/hunting-the-monkey-torturers
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Our latest story on the Supreme Court:
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court
https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court
This research could bring about a revolution in the treatment of this awful disease!
I suspect that this will not be the last time mankind discovers the causative connection between a pathogen and a serious disease.
Remember the discovery of the connection between infection with Helicobacter pylori and stomach cancer. That was revolutionary at the time as doctors did not believe bacteria could survive in the extremely acid conditions in the human stomach.
The discovery that the tumorigenic HPV16 & HPV18 viruses were responsible for a substantial proportion of cervical cancer was just as revolutionary and led to the development of extremely effective vaccines targeting these viruses.
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Juneteenth should remind us that human trafficking was legal. Slavery was legal. Jim Crow was legal. The US Govt paying reparations to white enslavers who lost their “property” but not to the formerly enslaved who lost their lives, was legal.
Do not let legality & power be your measure of morality & justice.
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Southern Baptist Convention expelled 2 churches because of women pastors but kept secret thousands of sexual assaults and told victims to be quiet and forgive perpetrators.
Religion really fucks up a brain, doesn't it?
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
